High-Resolution Retinal Imaging: Hot Topics and Recent Developments
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Imaging and Theranostics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 2895
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The building blocks of retinal microstructures need to be accurately identified, counted, segmented, and mapped in the living eye for diagnostic purposes. Various diseases such as diabetes affect the health of the retina by distorting the structural and functional characteristics of retinal components, leading to vision problems. Adaptive optics (AO) has been used in retinal imaging to enhance the resolution and reveal cellular-level details in both scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (SLO) and optical coherence tomography (OCT). Novel techniques including non-confocal (offset/split/quad) SLO and averaging multiple volumes in high-speed OCT enable the visualization of retinal microstructures and facilitate the quantification of differences between healthy and diseased eyes at the cellular level. Functional testing of retinal circuitry, such as optoretinography (ORG) or neurovascular coupling as a response to controlled light stimulation, can provide an unbiased evaluation of one’s vision and enable the early detection of retinal diseases. The early identification of structural and functional abnormalities may open new treatment avenues for vision preservation.
Our purpose with this Special Issue is to showcase recent developments in high-resolution retinal imaging in terms of imaging techniques, new contrast mechanisms, and analysis methods, or to define and test new biomarkers that help understand the disruption of vision. Original research articles, high-interest reviews, and clinical investigations/case series/case reports of exceptional merit are welcomed.
Dr. Mircea Mujat
Guest Editor
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